Month: January 2014

RICHARDSON, Texas (AP) – Don’t be fooled by the name: Skinny the cat is one hefty feline. And all 41 pounds of her needs a home.

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With the beginning of the school year comes new schedules, piles of homework and the expense of new uniforms — the last thing a parent wants to worry about is if their child is getting a decent meal at school. At H.E. Charles Middle School, a student’s father is outraged after he claims his daughter

Construction crews are smoothing the earth at the northeast intersection of Loop 375 and Vista Del Sol Drive in far east El Paso to make way for a new business. Fernie Carreno, who lives near that intersection, told ABC-7 he wasn’t happy when he heard the new business was a flea market. “We don’t know

Anyone who has driven past Downtown El Paso on Interstate 10 lately has seen the steel framework for a new building rising into the air. But what is it and what will it look like when it’s finished? The $11 million building will be the new headquarters for United Bank of El Paso del Norte.

Federal Aviation Administration confirmed a 75-year-old pilot died when his air glider crashed at the Horizon Airport on Saturday. According to DPS Trooper Elizabeth Barney, the male pilot had complications during take off. He was transported to University Medical Center withinjuries, Barney said. Horizon Airport, a private Airport, is near Pelicano Drive and Berryville Street.

A power outage in parts of the Upper Valley is being blamed on a car wreck that happened outside Santa Teresa High School Wednesday morning. Numerous Dona Ana County Sheriff’s vehicles were on the scene. However, Border Patrol Agents blocking the road would not allow any media to approach the wreck. At this point, the

An overhaul of tailgating rules set the stage for the biggest regular season matchup University of Texas-El Paso has seen in years. Athletic Director Bob Stull told ABC-7 last month, month that rule changes following a 2010 game against NMSU led to a decrease in fans. With the Miners set to kickoff kick off against

El Paso Electric Company crews confirmed with ABC-7 that an early-morning car crash knocked out power to parts of West El Paso and southern New Mexico. ABC-7 caught up with crews fixing a power pole on Airport Road in Santa Teresa, NM, west of Santa Teresa High School, around 2:45 a.m. Wednesday. A worker said

El Paso City Council moved a big step closer Thursday to adopting an ordinance that would ban the solicitation of money by anyone in certain areas throughout El Paso. It’s an ordinance that will not only affect the homeless, but youth and other groups trying to raise money. Afterall, it’s not just the homeless that

President Barack Obama is making a trip to the Sun City. He is scheduled to address Fort Bliss troops Friday on post. The event is not open to the public, but several area students will be in attendance. El Paso Independent School District’s spokeswoman, Rene De Santos, said 10 students from Coronado High School have

On the same day President Barack Obama spoke to Fort Bliss troops on post, he also signed an Executive Order. The measure is said to improve access for veterans, active military members and their family members to mental illness health care. David Nevarez served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 10 years. He said additional

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez made her national debut before a live and television audience Wednesday night during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fl. Martinez introduced GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan after her 10 minute speech, which drew applause, cheers and at some points, standing ovations from the convention delegates. Martinez, who is

El Paso police are investigating a stabbing that happened in downtown early Friday morning. It happened on the 100 block of Stanton in front of the Gateway Hotel. Police tell us a victim was transported to University Medical Center, but so far no word on that person’s condition. Our Round the Clock crew spotted a

COURTESY: NMSU Athletics: The New Mexico State football team opened its season with a 49-19 victory over Sacramento State inside Aggie Memorial Stadium. Sophomore quarterback Andrew Manley and sophomore wide receiver Austin Franklin led the Aggie offense with career-high performances. Manley finished with a career-high 367 passing yards and three touchdowns on a 14-of-22 showing

President Barack Obama signed an executive order Friday directing the Department of Veterans Affairs to expand mental health services and suicide prevention efforts. Stars and Stripes and the El Paso Times first reported on the executive order Thursday. The president will make the announcement in a speech to troops at Fort Bliss Friday afternoon, the

A week after El Paso County’s Procurement Review Panel told County Commissioners to give a multi-million dollar construction project to F.T. James, they’ve reversed course and recommended Sunlight Enterprises. This is a sharp contrast to last week, when county employees were of the belief F.T. James represented the better deal. The debacle came down to

Stadiums and hospitals removed from the districts of black congressional members and country clubs newly drawn into those of white incumbents. A lawyer emailing “No bueno” to a Republican staffer about plans that risked leaving a paper trail and jeopardizing the legality of a voting map. Those were among the evidence a Washington federal court

It was early Monday morning when the sound of water flowing into a west El Paso home woke up Jesus Aguilera. While his wife’s shoes and a bedroom closet were damaged, it was the view outside that shocked him. Gallons of water were pouring into his backyard from the Coronado Country Club golf course, with

In its fourth year offering students a dual lingual education, the Coldwell Elementary School is allowing students to say the Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish or English. According to Coldwell student councilor, Sabrina Aguilar, the program splits the school day in half, between classes taught exclusively in English and Spanish. Aguilar said that Tuesday students

An overnight fire caused a large amount of smoke to fill a pet food factory. The blaze began at about 10:30 Monday night at United Valley Pet Food on the 400 block of Inglewood drive. The battalion chief at the scene tells ABC-7 that dog food inside a large dryer unit caught fire. The machine

Update: Luther Jones’ financial status hearing has been rescheduled for September Previous Story: The financial status of Luther Jones, the former state representative and county judge convicted of public corruption, is expected to be made public in federal court Tuesday. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Frank Montalvo ordered Jones’ defense attorneys to reveal how much

Two brothers were arrested on suspicion of burglarizing a local business Saturday evening, police said. Samuel Rocha, 18, and brother Matthew Rocha, 18, were arrested around 10 p.m. after allegedly fleeing the scene of a burglary, according to a release. The burglary took place at La Negrita on the 6200 block of Gateway East, police

A manhunt is on in Socorro. The bodies of two men were found in a canal after authorities say they were shot to death. The call went out at around 7:30 Wednesday evening on the 9000 block of Apodaca. Police are treating this as a homicide investigation. They say the two men are in their

El Paso fire investigators are looking into a couple of suspicious vehicle fires that happened Friday morning. While not close by, they both occurred in neighborhoods off of North Loop Drive. The first happened around 2:30 Friday morning on the 7200 block of Dale road. Firefighters say a red Hyundai Elantra that was parked along

A member of a road construction crew died Wednesday night. A 33-year-old worker from Texas Concrete was pinned against a heavy piece of machinery according to police. It happened near the east I-10 Artcraft exit. Police say a van hit a smaller vehicle, a Ford Focus, and caused it to swerve into the I-10 eastbound

El Paso Police arrested a man after he allegedly pointed a handgun at two officers and a citizen early Sunday morning, officials said. Police said the suspect was identified as 31-year-old David Holguin. Holguin was spotted just after midnight by officers patrolling the parking lot of a Circle K on the 11600 block of Pebble